SCUBA Diving in Hin Dang/ Hin Muang - Koh Lanta Island Thailand

Koh Lanta Scuba Diving and Snorkeling

SCUBA Diving in Hin Dang/ Hin Muang, Hin Daeng (Red Rock) is a familiar name for anyone interested in Asian diving. It is often rated Thailand's best dive site, and features several different drop offs connected by rock shelves at many levels. The coral and marine life are outstanding here. Most dive guides list Hin Daeng as a sure place to see whale sharks and manta rays. There are no sure things but with a bit of luck you'll have a special diving story to take home.

Some 40 nautical miles south of Ko Lanta lays one of the best dives in Thailand. Just breaking the surface of the sea, world-famous Hin Daeng is a huge dive with depths down to well below normal recreational limits. The southwest side drops to over sixty meters, creating a steep wall of soft corals. Leopard sharks are often seen in this area, as well as frequent whale sharks and manta rays. The east side has the best soft coral growth, with two ridges that slope gently into deep water. Pelagic fish such as jacks gather close to the rocks, and in shallower areas moray eels are commonly found hiding in cracks in the rock face. Hin Daeng is also a good spot to see smaller sea creatures such as nudibraches, cowrie shells and various species of shrimps.

Just 500 meters from Hin Daeng lays sister site Hin Muang (Purple Rock). This might not be the first dive after your Open Water Certeification, but with a bit more experience this dive is a must. The reef has five "legs", the shallowest at 8 meters and the deepest at 70 meters, one of the deepest site in Thailand.

Koh Lanta is the tropical isle ideally situated in the growing southern Thailand province of Krabi , Lanta island has converted from an 80's backpacker haunt into one of the new hot spot in Southeast Asia . And while budget travelers still find ample space to cool their heels, Lanta has gone up market in the last five year with new four and five star resorts dotting its picturesque 40 kilometers Andaman coastline. Koh Lanta has great white-sand beach, stunning sunsets, low price hotel and resort, fantastic diving and snorkeling, amazing Thai food and friendly people not yet jaded by mass tourism.

Go Dive Lanta is a PADI dive center on Ko or Koh Lanta island, Krabi Province, Thailand, with multi-lingual Instructors and Divemasters. We operate Scuba diving and snorkeling trips to many dive locations around koh Lanta in the southern Andaman sea such as Hin Daeng- Hin Muang, Phi-Phi islands, The Koh Ha group of islands, Koh Bida, Shark Point, Anemone Reef and King Cruiser wreck. We also offer the best value PADI scuba diving courses beginning with Discover Scuba Diving, a variety of specialties, up to Divemaster or Master Scuba Diver.